STS-70
E827752
STS-70 was a 1995 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission that deployed the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-G (TDRS-G) and conducted various scientific experiments in low Earth orbit.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spaceflight
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Space Shuttle mission ⓘ |
| apogee | approximately 262 kilometers ⓘ |
| callSign | Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Terence T. Henricks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| crewMember |
Donald A. Thomas
NERFINISHED
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Kevin R. Kregel NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Ellen Weber NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Jane Currie NERFINISHED ⓘ Terence T. Henricks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewNationality | American ⓘ |
| crewSize | 5 ⓘ |
| inclination | 28.45 degrees ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1995-07-22 ⓘ |
| landingSite |
KSC Shuttle Landing Facility Runway 33
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Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1995-07-13 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
NERFINISHED
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LC-39B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 8 days 22 hours 20 minutes ⓘ |
| missionNumberInProgram |
21st flight of Space Shuttle Discovery
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70th Space Shuttle mission overall ⓘ |
| missionPatchFeature | Woodpecker to commemorate pre-launch damage incident ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
Donald A. Thomas
NERFINISHED
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Mary Ellen Weber NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Jane Currie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType |
Microgravity research mission
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Orbital spaceflight ⓘ Satellite deployment mission ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
First Space Shuttle launch from LC-39B after refurbishment for Shuttle-only operations
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Launch delayed due to woodpecker damage to external tank insulation ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbit | Low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orbiterVehicle | OV-103 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitsCompleted | 143 ⓘ |
| payload |
Spartan 204 experiments and other microgravity experiments
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TDRS-G NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perigee | approximately 260 kilometers ⓘ |
| pilot | Kevin R. Kregel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | Deployment of Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-G (TDRS-G) ⓘ |
| program | Space Transportation System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Space Shuttle Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceShuttle | Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceShuttleProgram | Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| TDRSSOrbitalSlot | TDRS-7 (TDRS-G) in geosynchronous orbit ⓘ |
| TDRSSSatelliteDeployed | TDRS-G NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| TDRSSSeries | Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| woodpeckerIncident | Northern flicker woodpeckers pecked holes in external tank foam insulation prior to original launch date ⓘ |
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